The 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship was a triathlon competition held in Clearwater, Florida on November 14, 2009. The race was sponsored by Foster Grant and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The championship race is the culmination of the Ironman 70.3 series of races that take place during the 12 months prior leading up to the event. Athletes, both professional and amateur, earn a spot in the championship race by qualifying in races throughout the 70.3 series. [1]
Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
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Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
![]() | 3:34:04 | Michael Raelert | ![]() | 21:58 | 1:55 | 1:59:35 | 1:32 | 1:09:06 |
![]() | 3:36:34 | Daniel Fontana | ![]() | 21:55 | 1:53 | 1:59:30 | 1:27 | 1:12:00 |
![]() | 3:37:50 | Matthew Reed | ![]() | 21:59 | 2:08 | 1:59:09 | 1:25 | 1:13:11 |
4 | 3:38:02 | Sylvain Sudrie | ![]() | 21:57 | 1:53 | 1:59:41 | 1:45 | 1:12:46 |
5 | 3:38:19 | Joe Gambles | ![]() | 22:19 | 2:05 | 1:58:57 | 1:35 | 1:13:23 |
6 | 3:40:16 | Kevin Collington | ![]() | 22:10 | 2:04 | 2:00:32 | 1:58 | 1:13:32 |
7 | 3:40:16 | Luke Bell | ![]() | 22:01 | 1:58 | 1:59:23 | 1:40 | 1:15:14 |
8 | 3:40:19 | Alberto Casadei | ![]() | 22:05 | 2:15 | 1:59:12 | 1:44 | 1:15:03 |
9 | 3:40:31 | Leon Griffin | ![]() | 22:22 | 1:54 | 1:59:08 | 4:42 | 1:12:25 |
10 | 3:41:37 | Brian Fleischmann | ![]() | 21:38 | 1:53 | 2:01:05 | 1:42 | 1:15:19 |
Source: [2] |
Pos. | Time (h:mm:ss) | Name | Country | Split times (h:mm:ss) | ||||
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Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||
![]() | 3:59:33 | Julie Dibens | ![]() | 23:48 | 2:11 | 2:07:15 | 1:44 | 1:24:37 |
![]() | 4:03:49 | Mary Beth Ellis | ![]() | 24:05 | 2:10 | 2:10:58 | 1:56 | 1:24:42 |
![]() | 4:05:27 | Magali Tisseyre | ![]() | 25:34 | 2:21 | 2:15:17 | 1:45 | 1:20:32 |
4 | 4:05:33 | Caroline Steffen | ![]() | 25:18 | 3:13 | 2:08:29 | 1:45 | 1:26:48 |
5 | 4:07:39 | Laura Bennett | ![]() | 24:03 | 2:13 | 2:17:06 | 1:35 | 1:22:42 |
6 | 4:08:17 | Michellie Jones | ![]() | 25:35 | 2:06 | 2:15:22 | 1:58 | 1:23:16 |
7 | 4:09:34 | Sarah Groff | ![]() | 23:41 | 2:10 | 2:16:07 | 1:40 | 1:25:56 |
8 | 4:13:16 | Amanda Stevens | ![]() | 23:45 | 2:14 | 2:13:30 | 1:44 | 1:32:03 |
9 | 4:15:04 | Karin Thürig | ![]() | 30:51 | 0:45 | 2:10:38 | 4:42 | 1:28:08 |
10 | 4:17:57 | Vanessa Gianinni | ![]() | 25:40 | 2:41 | 2:24:26 | 1:42 | 1:23:28 |
Source: [2] |
The 2009 Ironman 70.3 Series features 34 events that enable qualification to the 2009 World Championship event. Some 70.3 events also act as qualifiers for the full Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.
Date | Event | Location |
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Oct 5, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 Austin | ![]() |
Nov 8, 2008 | Ironman 70.3 World Championship | ![]() |
Jan 18, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 South Africa | ![]() |
Jan 18, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Pucón | ![]() |
Feb 8, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Geelong | ![]() |
Mar 22, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Singapore | ![]() |
Apr 4, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 California | ![]() |
Apr 5, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 New Orleans | ![]() |
Apr 19, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 China | ![]() |
May 3, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 St. Croix | ![]() |
May 17, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Florida | ![]() |
May 24, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Austria | ![]() |
May 30, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | ![]() |
Jun 7, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | ![]() |
Jun 13, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Boise | ![]() |
Jun 14, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Kansas | ![]() |
Jun 14, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 U.K. | ![]() |
Jun 14, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Eagleman | ![]() |
Jun 28, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake | ![]() |
Jul 12, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island | ![]() |
Jul 19, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Vineman | ![]() |
Aug 1, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Steelhead | ![]() |
Aug 2, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Antwerp | ![]() |
Aug 2, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Calgary | ![]() |
Aug 16, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Germany | ![]() |
Aug 16, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens | ![]() |
Aug 23, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Timberman | ![]() |
Aug 23, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Philippines | ![]() |
Aug 29, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Brazil | ![]() |
Sep 6, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Monaco | ![]() |
Sep 13, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka | ![]() |
Sep 20, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Cancún | ![]() |
Sep 27, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Augusta | ![]() |
Oct 4, 2009 | Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya | ![]() |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Longhorn | ![]() | 3:49:44 | ![]() | 3:50:40 | ![]() | 3:51:49 | [3] |
Clearwater | ![]() | 3:40:10 | ![]() | 3:40:42 | ![]() | 3:41:47 | [4] |
South Africa | ![]() | 4:02:04 | ![]() | 4:04:07 | ![]() | 4:04:50 | [5] |
Pucón | ![]() | 3:57:26 | ![]() | 3:59:21 | ![]() | 4:01:53 | [6] |
Geelong | ![]() | 3:50:51 | ![]() | 3:53:02 | ![]() | 3:53:52 | [7] |
Singapore | ![]() | 3:47:23 | ![]() | 3:50:41 | ![]() | 3:54:27 | [8] |
California | ![]() | 3:51:50 | ![]() | 3:53:36 | ![]() | 3:54:14 | [9] |
New Orleans | ![]() | 3:52:08 | ![]() | 3:54:33 | ![]() | 3:55:08 | [10] |
China | ![]() | 4:04:44 | ![]() | 4:23:34 | ![]() | 4:38:11 | [11] |
St. Croix | ![]() | 4:02:36 | ![]() | 4:03:38 | ![]() | 4:05:45 | [12] |
Florida | ![]() | 3:54:25 | ![]() | 3:54:28 | ![]() | 3:56:10 | [13] |
Austria | ![]() | 3:54:15 | ![]() | 3:54:18 | ![]() | 3:56:22 | [14] |
Hawaii | ![]() | 4:02:52 | ![]() | 4:05:34 | ![]() | 4:11:58 | [15] |
Switzerland | ![]() | 3:54:30 | ![]() | 3:56:10 | ![]() | 3:57:47 | [16] |
Boise | ![]() | 3:51:46 | ![]() | 3:51:48 | ![]() | 3:56:24 | [17] |
Kansas | ![]() | 3:49:35 | ![]() | 3:50:44 | ![]() | 3:53:20 | [18] |
UK | ![]() | 4:15:58 | ![]() | 4:19:41 | ![]() | 4:20:37 | [19] |
Eagleman | ![]() | 3:51:11 | ![]() | 3:51:27 | ![]() | 3:56:51 | [20] |
Buffalo Springs | ![]() | 4:01:26 | ![]() | 4:03:02 | ![]() | 4:05:54 | [21] |
Rhode Island | ![]() | 3:54:39 | ![]() | 3:54:50 | ![]() | 3:54:53 | [22] |
Vineman | ![]() | 3:49:18 | ![]() | 3:53:38 | ![]() | 3:57:01 | [23] |
Steelhead | ![]() | 3:54:38 | ![]() | 3:56:44 | ![]() | 3:59:31 | [24] |
Antwerp | ![]() | 3:41:46 | ![]() | 3:45:22 | ![]() | 3:46:35 | [25] |
Calgary | ![]() | 3:55:28 | ![]() | 4:02:51 | ![]() | 4:03:58 | [26] |
Germany | ![]() | 4:04:34 | ![]() | 4:05:25 | ![]() | 4:05:52 | [27] |
Lake Stevens | ![]() | 3:56:36 | ![]() | 4:03:46 | ![]() | 4:07:26 | [28] |
Timberman | ![]() | 3:51:19 | ![]() | 3:58:52 | ![]() | 3:59:32 | [29] |
Philippines | ![]() | 3:51:25 | ![]() | 3:52:18 | ![]() | 3:52:31 | [30] |
Brazil | ![]() | 3:47:09 | ![]() | 3:52:21 | ![]() | 3:54:00 | [31] |
Monaco | ![]() | 4:15:16 | ![]() | 4:19:37 | ![]() | 4:20:10 | [32] |
Muskoka | ![]() | 3:58:04 | ![]() | 4:02:02 | ![]() | 4:03:52 | [33] |
Cancún | ![]() | 4:10:22 | ![]() | 4:15:22 | ![]() | 4:18:43 | [34] |
Augusta | ![]() | 3:47:07 | ![]() | 3:49:27 | ![]() | 3:50:44 | [35] |
Putrajaya | ![]() | 4:01:19 | ![]() | 4:01:53 | ![]() | 4:03:52 | [36] |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time | Reference |
Longhorn | ![]() | 4:20:15 | ![]() | 4:23:49 | ![]() | 4:28:12 | [3] |
Clearwater | ![]() | 4:02:49 | ![]() | 4:04:07 | ![]() | 4:07:32 | [4] |
South Africa | ![]() | 4:46:40 | ![]() | 4:57:00 | ![]() | 4:59:26 | [5] |
Pucón | ![]() | 4:28:58 | ![]() | 4:29:24 | ![]() | 4:40:50 | [6] |
Geelong | ![]() | 4:14:33 | ![]() | 4:15:25 | ![]() | 4:17:35 | [7] |
Singapore | ![]() | 4:19:10 | ![]() | 4:30:24 | ![]() | 4:30:41 | [8] |
California | ![]() | 4:25:02 | ![]() | 4:25:23 | ![]() | 4:25:43 | [9] |
New Orleans | ![]() | 4:17:50 | ![]() | 4:18:43 | ![]() | 4:22:25 | [10] |
China | ![]() | 5:28:55 | ![]() | 5:53:40 | ![]() | 5:59:52 | [11] |
St. Croix | ![]() | 4:32:38 | ![]() | 4:35:21 | ![]() | 4:40:44 | [12] |
Florida | ![]() | 4:15:29 | ![]() | 4:23:42 | ![]() | 4:24:07 | [13] |
Austria | ![]() | 4:28:46 | ![]() | 4:30:03 | ![]() | 4:31:50 | [14] |
Hawaii | ![]() | 4:26:08 | ![]() | 4:38:02 | ![]() | 4:46:08 | [15] |
Switzerland | ![]() | 4:28:26 | ![]() | 4:29:03 | ![]() | 4:33:36 | [16] |
Boise | ![]() | 4:12:29 | ![]() | 4:20:58 | ![]() | 4:25:10 | [17] |
Kansas | ![]() | 4:14:52 | ![]() | 4:19:42 | ![]() | 4:20:44 | [18] |
UK | ![]() | 4:40:14 | ![]() | 4:43:02 | ![]() | 4:44:02 | [19] |
Eagleman | ![]() | 4:13:28 | ![]() | 4:17:01 | ![]() | 4:24:50 | [20] |
Buffalo Springs | ![]() | 4:33:36 | ![]() | 4:35:04 | ![]() | 4:36:37 | [21] |
Vineman | ![]() | 4:20:04 | ![]() | 4:21:34 | ![]() | 4:23:29 | [23] |
Steelhead | ![]() | 4:17:57 | ![]() | 4:25:12 | ![]() | 4:26:22 | [24] |
Antwerp | ![]() | 4:08:07 | ![]() | 4:08:25 | ![]() | 4:09:47 | [25] |
Calgary | ![]() | 4:11:05 | ![]() | 4:21:05 | ![]() | 4:21:30 | [26] |
Germany | ![]() | 4:42:46 | ![]() | 4:44:47 | ![]() | 4:47:40 | [27] |
Lake Stevens | ![]() | 4:28:16 | ![]() | 4:29:24 | ![]() | 4:31:07 | [28] |
Timberman | ![]() | 4:15:11 | ![]() | 4:17:07 | ![]() | 4:23:54 | [29] |
Philippines | ![]() | 4:24:29 | ![]() | 4:26:11 | ![]() | 4:31:26 | [30] |
Brazil | ![]() | 4:29:35 | ![]() | 4:30:58 | ![]() | 4:36:58 | [31] |
Monaco | ![]() | 4:47:20 | ![]() | 4:51:59 | ![]() | 4:52:27 | [32] |
Muskoka | ![]() | 4:24:48 | ![]() | 4:29:34 | ![]() | 4:36:29 | [33] |
Cancún | ![]() | 4:41:48 | ![]() | 4:53:33 | ![]() | 4:55:54 | [34] |
Augusta | ![]() | 4:18:36 | ![]() | 4:18:42 | ![]() | 4:20:47 | [35] |
Putrajaya | ![]() | 4:30:47 | ![]() | 4:36:17 | ![]() | 4:37:33 | [36] |
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